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rrioae rinporranlly rlie lilo yur lunar cycle irhe lalier
alleeiing ihe shiii nirrili or aourh oi eyeloiue sysieins.
she ionrrer aileerlng ineorning radiaiionl will sonnnue
lo dererirune droughi and we! years, Such laerers are
now iirinly lied lo lood rrises and driniglu in rnosl
eonrinenis ihleui saemisi a on 37, p. 2s).

The lunar annosphene ride is lhe overriding eueer,
and lhe ehiel eollaior or sueh dera illoperi Currie, sriaie
Univeralry or New York sroriylri-ooh, N.Y. USA) warns
oi agneuhural slionages in rhe nonhern hemisphere in
imim mere years will he wel in lhe souiherri
hemisphere, and we ran expeeia repeal in ihe yearm;
or rhereaoouis Thus, goveriirnenis and larrners ear.
plan lu iednee herds, srore grains, increase iree slop,
enlarge or inerease walei slorages and swales, and
seleel planr cm}: speeies lor siren regular or eyelie
variannns Al presenl, Alriea is in droughl, and Europe
in a hood eyele, every 94 years rlus mans

ii is now nine in diversity irioiegronal mureia lo
allord a lleaiple response lo rhese ehanges. Such
preparaiions rriay rneen ihal several srraiegres need so
be applied, ineluding

- Asseseineni oi she lncal and nalronal reliel, and sea
lerel rlseeiieers in every region For mmpk i low
rslands my pe ar some risk, while lowlying ti 5 and
eoasls esn he eirher evaenared or pioieered iai greal
eosli.

- saiension ol hurrieanepiool housing design in
lannides saw norih arid sourh

r irreparnlron lor niueh hoarei drniaeiie irrrors posh
in gardens and horns. llrorn gel: 1 wanner in niiso.
lherinal areas, lioni 1-5‘C wanner in llie nopirsi, inns
var grearer airenlron in high iiee arid palrn ranepy,
insulanon, dull rip, venrrlalion, and shadehonses

. lneieases oi lesion. uliraviolee radian-on, henee a
ehange in hnrnan aeovrry, zud elolhing Animal breeds.
Isishnlwmullxu, need ropeseleered now.

a .a generally more iniaed erology wish niany more
ioresi eoinponenls in hoih urban and rirral areas,
irrelnding ipxiu liorn wariner regiona

An ior hrrirre oseiiparional ehanges and rnrgr-arione.
ihere will need ro be iar rnore emphasis on home
gardens ereiry iarriir, speo‘alisl snip, ioresiry, and ideal
processing liar regional needs, as no one ean ensure
eoniinued agrrenlluial lood supply or indusirial erop
siisrainalriliry.

)usl io hall or niodily me worsr aspeers oi rive eunenr
annosphene nends, rheie is no doool lhai any naonri
wishing io survive will iedireer pupils and privale
rnveshrienr mums inio susmnibk praerieei, and ban
rnanysuparanees and hrdrrrmas Foreiarnple

- hirieide mm“: M“ be disallowed in load, waler,
and soils, and lhns only sophislieaied biological
ronnels w|l| apply on larnia, Many eiilerine pmdum
will lie drseonirnned, as well as plasiiea surh as
Wyflym

- l-adi nae and M401 peel will be diulklwed or
ehininaiad as inaprpolluranls, and snpplumbad wilh
has pollunng aliernarives le g. poraioes, free range heel,
shielaen iioelrsh

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- Coal burning liar power and induslry, and iossil
luel use generally will be grearly euriailed, rhus solar,
llde, hydmlzdric, wave, wind, and loiogas syslerns will
eorne inlis general use "clean" niels will he in glubal
demand espeerally solirlledric vehicles and
windassisied lreighl syslerns (ships and ballwlls, or
dlngiolesl.

- Cornrnunily loresrry will he oi drillral rniporlanee
in eroregions, eines, and in and or salm areas,

- rai-in ienuie muld be lied Io good husbandry, nor
~yield , and disallowed ll soxl losses erseed soil
eieadon on site, or wares soiiiea-s are pollirled rhus.
annual eropprng or plough eullure will greaily
deeiease, arid wirh ir a has! oi problems

. Wise governmenl will ban mile, goals, and sheep
lioiri de ale and or highland areas, and ucepl lhe
high yields ol adapled waldlile under sarelul
rriangerrieni,

- Any aeriiiily pmducing Icld rain or persisleni
radioaelives will he elinirnaied or rnrniinised

here will need lo be a glolial response lo mwlmlv
rnenlal relugees. espeeially iroin arolls, low eoasrs,
esluarles, and eoaslal cities ldue lo sea level risesi
These will need lo be housed in new, well-designed.
Iaw1nrvgy inland leIAxts or sell.reliani sellleinerlo,
min. i; rrarispori and lo il hiel uses, Moreover,
many ol rhese slraltgxes will need lo slarl now, and
niany sensible people and rqiuris are already rnoving
in lhese direelions nooks sueh as lhis one WIII be
needed lo. planners and designers, and general rnedia
serviees (ridxo, lelevisron, eduealional servreesl will
have a key role to play in avoiding ehaos arid direcnng
a well—archeslflkd series nl ehanges v poriiive
advise and doeurnenrary eduoalion New approaches io
coral oioregronal poliey planning by eoallllons ol
sdennsrs, plarinerr, eonservalionisrs, and emperaiing
sienlial indiisiries ran replaeeshorHerrn, narrona r
poliusailproseoies.

Pam's such u eoiislal aeawaler eonrainlnaiion ol
gmndwam iiuaeased mood dainage, eoasral erosion
prolound ehanges irr lishenes and agrieulrnre, and
soo‘dildisrupiion are low as inevilahle lora renlury
lo soine, our il all ihe causarive iaeiors eonilriue
nnahaled, worse and more rapid eliariges oari irmrr
over lhe near :0 years

Lsaendal indiisi-ries isrriall sieel, semenr, pipe, glass.
and workshoprbased enlerprises, pins energy
induslrresi will need id be relosaled inland, and
ermive road ierouling pliis barge or warer Innspofl
m will be needed; aieas link will heroine islands
will reed eidederirwarer or air iransporl,

As we eannol predrcr ellesls on iishenes or maps,
diverse planning will be needed ie esralrlish inland
aqnaeirllures, loresls, and gardens; Kai-omit: species
should heeolleeled and preserved ior rurure changes

Above all, peopleneed now he be wel iriloi-rried so
lhal rhey son an lor lheinselves, or in soured, and we
should all prepare lor sellrelianee and regional
lnleadeperideriee. As lhe prohlenis are lruly glolaal,
ploeel eoneei-ri arr anionwili be needed.